CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A railroad strike — and the economic damage it could cause — is getting closer to reality. About 60,000 union members who work for the nation’s freight railroads, including engineers and conductors, are set to go on strike Friday if an agreement isn’t reached on new contracts. Without them on
Continue ReadingCNN By Alta Spells, Maria Cartaya, Martin Savidge and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Prominent Georgia attorney Page Pate, a frequent CNN guest, died Sunday afternoon, his law firm told CNN. He was 55. Pate died after being swept out into a rip current off the coast of St. Simons Island, Georgia, Glynn County Fire-Rescue acting Chief
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN It can take years for new words to get accepted into the dictionary, even if they’re already staples in the American vocabulary. Words like “pumpkin spice” and “metaverse” were among the 370 new definitions Merriam-Webster added to the dictionary this month. Also included on the list is a slew of
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN It can take years for new words to get accepted into the dictionary, even if they’re already staples in the American vocabulary. Words like “pumpkin spice” and “metaverse” were among the 370 new definitions Merriam-Webster added to the dictionary this month. Also included on the list is a slew of
Continue ReadingKCRA By Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A wall of smoke from the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains is creating hazardous conditions in Northern California, choking the air with smoke as strong winds complicate firefighting efforts. The smoke’s impact was most visually clear in a time-lapse video posted by the NWS in
Continue ReadingKFSN, GOOGLE EARTH, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Michelle Watson, CNN Authorities have captured a man accused of killing an eight-year-old girl whose body was found at his central California home nearly six months ago, Lt. Joe Perez said in a news conference Sunday. Investigators found the body of Sophia Mason at the home of her
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN Today is September 11, and if you are old enough to remember the events of that day 21 years ago, you know the painful memories of loss and sacrifice this anniversary invokes. Channel those feelings into something positive today by reflecting on what’s most important to you and performing at
Continue ReadingKCNC, ALLYSON GOODWIN, CNN By Raja Razek and Dakin Andone, CNN Hundreds of people will need to find new homes after an explosion at their apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, Saturday that injured at least three people, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Fire crews responded to the building along East Alameda Avenue after “reports of
Continue ReadingCNN By David Culver and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Shanika Whiten has devoted over two decades to working for the Los Angeles Unified School District. But recent soaring inflation, combined with the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, have put the 42-year-old special education assistant — and countless teachers and school staff across the US —
Continue ReadingCNN, KFSN By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A former principal in California was charged with a misdemeanor Wednesday for “cruelty to child by endangering health” after he was caught on camera aggressively shoving a student with special needs to the ground, according to local authorities and court documents. Earlier this week the Fresno Unified School District
Continue ReadingKFSN By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A former principal in California was charged with a misdemeanor Wednesday for “cruelty to child by endangering health” after he was caught on camera aggressively shoving a student with special needs to the ground, according to local authorities and court documents. Earlier this week the Fresno Unified School District released
Continue ReadingCNN, KUTV By Hannah Sarisohn and Ray Sanchez, CNN First came the claim by a member of the Duke University women’s volleyball team that Brigham Young University officials did not act quickly enough to stop racist harassment she and other Black players were subjected to in Utah. Then, Brigham Young Athletics followed with an apology
Continue ReadingCNN, KABB, WOAI By Matthew Friedman and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN The Texas Department of Public Safety referred two more officers to the agency’s Office of Inspector General late last week for formal investigation over their responses to the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde, a department spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. This brings the total number
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky
Continue ReadingCNN, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, KPIX, KGO, KOVR, KMAX, CNN, CNN, KCAL/KCBS, KABC, KPIX, KGO, KOVR/KMAX By Jamiel Lynch, Jason Hanna and Amir Vera, CNN The deadly Fairview Fire burning in Southern California has upended the lives of many Riverside County residents who said they felt blindsided by the flames that have been spreading rapidly since
Continue ReadingCNN, KTNV, KSNV By Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was charged with murder with a deadly weapon in the stabbing death of Las Vegas investigative journalist Jeff German, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. In the chilling case that has raised concerns about press freedoms in the
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